Alice Ball

Biography

Alice Ball was an African-American chemist who developed the first effective treatment for leprosy (Hansen's disease) at the age of 23. Her 'Ball Method' made chaulmoogra oil injectable by isolating its active compounds, treating thousands of patients worldwide. She died at just 24 from chlorine poisoning in a laboratory accident. Her work was initially claimed by a colleague, but her contributions were formally recognized by the University of Hawaii in 2000.

爱丽丝·鲍尔是一位非裔美国化学家，23岁时开发了第一种有效的麻风病（汉森病）治疗方法。她的'鲍尔方法'通过分离活性化合物使大风子油可注射，在全球治疗了数千名患者。她年仅24岁因实验室氯气中毒去世。她的工作最初被一位同事占为己有，但2000年夏威夷大学正式承认了她的贡献。

Key Achievements

• Developed the Ball Method for treating leprosy

  开发了治疗麻风病的鲍尔方法

• Youngest and first African-American master's graduate at University of Hawaii

  夏威夷大学最年轻的、也是第一位非裔美国硕士毕业生

• Treated thousands of leprosy patients worldwide

  在全球治疗了数千名麻风病患者

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Alice Ball — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Ball
2. Swaby, Rachel. Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science. Crown/Broadway, 2015.